Patents by Inventor Edward D. Joyce

Edward D. Joyce has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for lowering and raising an article
    Patent number: 4597562
    Abstract: An apparatus for lowering and raising a suspended article comprises a base, at least one holding means connected to the base adapted to locate and hold the base onto a desired structure, a suspension rod rotatably connected to the base, and winding means connected to the base or the suspension rod. The suspension rod extends upwardly from the base and includes a hanging device at an upper end thereof. The winding means windingly receives a cord extending downwardly through the hanging device of the suspension rod for lowering and raising the article attached to an end of the cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1986
    Assignee: F. W. Saybolt & Co. Inc.
    Inventor: Edward D. Joyce